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Summary
Fustic Tree or Maclura tinctoria is a yellow dye producing tree that can be found in South America. The yellow dye, known as fustic, is used for coloring khaki fabric for military apparels. The tree usually grows about 15 - 30 m tall with a dense and spreading crown. The bole is straight and cylindrical, and can be up to 60 cm in diameter. The leaves are oval and with teeth along the edge. The fruit has a sweet, succulent pulp that can be eaten raw. The bark is astringent, tonic, and vermifuge. The wood is hard, heavy, strong, tough, and durable. The plant is grown from seed.
Physical Characteristics
Maclura tinctoria is a deciduous Tree growing to 20 m (65ft) by 15 m (49ft) at a medium rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. The plant is not self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
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Synonyms
Broussonetia plumerii Spreng. Broussonetia tinctoria (L.) Kunth Broussonetia zanthoxylon (L.) Mart.
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Fruit
Edible Uses:
Fruit - raw[331 ]. A succulent, sweet tasting pulp[416 , 419 ]. The fruit is about 2cm in diameter[416 ].
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Medicinal Uses
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Astringent Purgative Tonic Vermifuge
The bark is astringent, tonic and vermifuge, in large doses it is purgative[46 , 348 ].
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Other Uses
Dye Furniture Latex Pioneer Wood
Agroforestry Uses: A natural pioneer plant in its native range, and supplying food, medicines and commodities, this species should be a good choice as a pioneer for establishing a woodland garden, although its growth rate is only moderate[K ]. Other Uses The wood is valued as a source of dyes[331 ]. The colouring principle, maclurin, gives a yellowish brown or khaki colour much used for military uniforms[331 ]. With other dyes it gives various colours for cotton and silk materials, and also a permanent black[331 ]. All parts of the plant exude a yellow latex when wounded[419 ]. The heartwood is of various shades of yellow to light green, lustrous, becoming reddish or brownish on exposure; it is clearly demarcated from the white sapwood. The texture is usually fine; the grain variable, often interlocked; luster is high; odour and taste are lacking or not distinctive. The wood is hard, heavy, tough, strong, and durable with a fairly straight or somewhat interwoven close grain. It is not very difficult to work, finishes smoothly, and takes a good polish. It is sometimes used in regions where it is plentiful for interior finish, cart wheels, furniture and other purposes[46 , 316 , 331 , 551 ].
Special Uses
Food Forest
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Cultivation details
Requires a sunny position[419 ]. Prefers a moist soil[419 ]. Succeeds in most soils[200 ]. Young plants have a moderate rate of growth[419 ]. A dioecious tree, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required[551 ].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a partially shaded position in a nursery seedbed. A low germination rate can be expected, with the seed sprouting within 10 - 20 days[419 ]. Cuttings of half-ripe wood[200 ].
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Fustic Tree, Amarillo, Ishuk, Macano, Mora, Mora grande, Moro, Sota, Tatajuba, Tata yegua, Tsejenet,
Native Range
NORTHERN AMERICA: Mexico (San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Campeche, Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán) SOUTHERN AMERICA: Hispaniola, Barbados, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad), United States (Puerto Rico), St. Vincent and Grenadines, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Santa Catarina, São Paulo), Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador (Bolívar, Esmeraldas, Loja, Los Ríos, Manabí, Morona Santiago, Pichincha, Zamora Chinchipe), Peru (Amazonas, Cajamarca, Cusco, Huánuco, Junín, Lambayeque, Loreto, San Martín, Tumbes, Ucayali), Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta), Paraguay
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
(L.) D.Don ex Steud.
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